Top 10 Highest Paid Athletes for 2015
Top 10 Highest Paid Athletes for 2015
American business magazine Forbes has released the list of the world`s highest paid athletes for the year 2015. Floyd Mayweather has topped the list of highest paid athletes with an amount of $300M.
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Floyd Mayweather $300 M
The undefeated in professional career, American l boxer Floyd Mayweather, Jr. is the highest paid athlete of the year. His match against Manny Pacquiao on May 2, 2015 was the most expensive match of the boxing history.
| Rank | Citizenship | Salary/Winnings | Endorsements | Total Pay | Sport |
| 1 | United States | $285 M | $15 M | $300 M | Boxing |
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Manny Pacquiao
“The Filipino Slugger” Manny Pacquiao is a Filipino boxer. Pacquiao endorses an variety of products including Nike,Pizza Hut,San Migue,KIA Motors,State Street,McDonald’s and many other. The detail of his earnings is as
| Rank | Citizenship | Salary/Winnings | Endorsements | Total Pay | Sport |
| 2 | Philippines | $148 M | $12 M | $160M | Boxing |
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Cristiano Ronaldo $79.6
Number three in the list of Highest Paid Athletes by Forbes is Portuguese football star Cristiano Ronaldo. He earned $27 M from Endorsement deals with the likes of Nike, Konami, Armani and Castrol etc.
| Rank | Citizenship | Salary/Winnings | Endorsements | Total Pay | Sport |
| 3 | Portugal | $52.6 M | $27 M | $79.6 M | Soccer |
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Lionel Messi $73.8 M
Argentine soccer player Lionel Messi is ranked 4th in the list of Highest Paid Athletes. His endorsement portfolio includes Adidas, PepsiCo, Konami, Audemars Piguet, Chery and AirEuropa. Also Dolce & Gabbana recently made a deal with Messi. 
| Rank | Citizenship | Salary/Winnings | Endorsements | Total Pay | Sport |
| 4 | Argentina | $51.8 M | $22 M | $73.8 M | Soccer |
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Roger Federer $67 M
Swiss tennis sensation Roger Federer is 5th in the list of highest paid athletes in the world. Major portion of his income is from different endorsements deals with Nike, Gillette, Credit Suisse, Rolex and Wilson. 
| Rank | Citizenship | Salary/Winnings | Endorsements | Total Pay | Sport |
| 5 | Switzerland | $9 M | $58 M | $67 M | Tennis |
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LeBron James $64.8 M
American professional basketball player LeBron Raymone James is the 6th highest paid athlete in the world. His partners include Samsung, Kia, Nike, McDonald’s, Coca-Cola, Beats by Dre, Upper Deck, Tencent and Audemars Piguet. 
| Rank | Citizenship | Salary/Winnings | Endorsements | Total Pay | Sport |
| 6 | United States | $20.8 M | $44 M | 64.8 M | Basketball |
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Kevin Durant $54.1 M
Oklahoma City Thunder`s power forward Kevin Wayne Durant is also in the list with sponsorships with Nike, 2k2, Pnini, BBVA.
| Rank | Citizenship | Salary/Winnings | Endorsements | Total Pay | Sport |
| 7 | United States | $19.1 M | $35 M | $54.1 M | Basketball |
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Phil Mickelson $50.8 M
American professional golfer Mickelson has endorsement deals with Callaway, Barclay’s, KPMG, Exxon, Rolex and Amgen/Pfizer. 
| Rank | Citizenship | Salary/Winnings | Endorsements | Total Pay | Sport |
| 8 | United States | $2.8 M | $48 M | $50.8 M | Golf |
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Tiger Woods $50.6 M
Endorsement deals with Nike, Rolex, MusclePharm, Kowa, NetJets and Tatweer helped Tiger Woods to claim 9th place in the list of Highest Paid Athletes.
| Rank | Citizenship | Salary/Winnings | Endorsements | Total Pay | Sport |
| 9 | United States | $0.6 M | $50 M | $50.6 M | Golf |
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Kobe Bryant $49.5 M
Bryant had the highest salary in the NBA for the year 2014-15 plus deals with Nike, Lenovo, Hublot and Panini placed him at number 10 in Highest Paid Athletes rankings. 
| Rank | Citizenship | Salary/Winnings | Endorsements | Total Pay | Sport |
| 10 | United States | $23.5 M | $26 M | $49.5 M | Basketball |
